Inspirational Insights 2nd Edition

Welcome to Inspirational Insights – The monthly modicum of meanderings from MBK Training.

What can you do in half a day?

Get ready for Ofsted, that’s what!Ofsted have said they will be giving a ½ day warning for inspections in nurseries from September. Giving you an intense couple of hours to get all your best activities out! But, they’re also making Outstanding harder to achieve by adding more descriptorsFull story here

Missed last month’s insights? Click here to catch up with helping children remember, using baby signing and meeting the new allergens regulations.

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Inspiration of the Month:

There is a Solar eclipse at 9.30am on the 20th March, download your resources on how to view it here:

We noticed spring had crept up on us and was just around the corner so we thought this might give you something to try:

“The kids loved watching bean seeds sprout. We put five beans in a ziploc bag with a folded wet paper towel. The bags were taped to our classroom window”

Don’t Talk to Strangers

This worrying story hit the news this month, a boy aged 3 walked home from nursery on his own and when asked if he spoke to anyone he said no, he doesn’t talk to strangers.

Maybe we shouldn’t be teaching our children to avoid strangers, the vast majority of people would help them if they needed it!